Auxiliary Officer Louis J. Schuetz
Lombard Police Department
Illinois
End of Watch: Sunday, July 30, 1933

Biographical Info
Age: 51
Tour of Duty: 16 years
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Sunday, July 30, 1933
Weapon Used: Shotgun
Suspect Info: Never apprehended

Auxiliary Officer Louis Schuetz was shot and killed by a suspect with a shotgun at approximately 0145 hours.

The officer was in a restaurant when three men entered and attempted to rob the place. Officer Schuetz refused to put his hands up and began to reach for his pistol. As he did so one of the suspects opened fire, fatally wounding him. The suspects all fled and were never apprehended.

Auxiliary Officer Schuetz had been a member of the Lombard Police Department for 16 years and had previously been the chief of the agency.